Thursday, 28 October 2010

Busy designing and finishing a circualr waistcaot that looks like a spiders web ........all very spooky ready for Halloween - but still nice enough to wear all the time. I have even bought a spider in silver and amber to pin on it ................... should look great pics coming up ................ so watch this space!

Tuesday, 26 October 2010

Well craft show was well attended - lots people looking stroking and buying .................... there was such an amazing choice - froom woodturning (bowls, pens, vases, mushrooms etc); jewelery (semi-precious, silver, beaded); pottery (lovely ironstone and thrown pots, jugs, mugs, bowls); quilts; wool spinning; lacemaking; fabric bowls, bags, cushions, advent calendars; crochet and knitting (blankets, scarves, shawls, jackets, hats, bags); stained glass panels; basket weaving; fabric and embroidery artwork, dolls ...and so the list goes on ................. all made by wonderfully talented people!!
Additional bonus being they are all really nice people - which makes it an even better experience to not only buy from them and but exhibit with such lovely people aswell!
There was an exhibition hall and sales room in the Oranagerie with a dedicated refreshment room (lots lovely cakes n goodies to eat while you decided what to buy!)

The Orangerie - the Sales room - every table was groaning with all sorts sumptuous goodies

Another view of the room in a brief lull - we bought that blue pot

The Exhibition Room - even more stunning things ........... I wanted to buy one of the wall hangings

Exhibition Room - more goodies on display .............

Lace making demonstration - with young and old equally fascinated!!

The Saturday started with rain but soon cleared up to a stunning sunny Autumn day - same again Sunday with many families coming to look and buy - lots taking a break eating cake and having a coffee while they tried to make that difficult decision as to what to buy!

The Kalahari Bag has been crocheted and then felted and lined - complete with lots pockets on the inside

In two shades of sand - with a rich texture made in pure chunky wool that has been gently felted - fully lined with pockets running around the full diameter of the interior. The lining is also in 2 shades of sand to co-ordinate with the colours of the bag

A close up of the textural detail

The Roses Bag - made of purs Aran weight wool - felted and embellished with felted roses with beaded centers

Detail of the roses with 2 types of glass beads.

There are three roses on each side - so no right or wrong side

Both will be in the forthcoming Craft Show at Shotley this weekend - let you know how it goes

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

Been a great day - sunny and bright
Surprise trip to Felixstowe with a friend had lovely morning and great coffee and cake in Bonets very yummy indeed (well wortht eh calories!!) - anyway it all exhausted me

Anyway completed few more things .......all ready for sale

Sock wool set - has matching moebius cowl and tendril neck piece

will take pics of the others

Brown camouflage fringerless mitts and made a matching scarf in a similar stitch

Scarf pattern my own design

Mitts I adapted from pattern on web -never could stick to a pattern - lol